{"id":489,"date":"2024-04-24T03:26:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T03:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blueskykentucky.com\/?p=489"},"modified":"2024-04-26T14:33:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T14:33:55","slug":"ukraine-strikes-russian-oil-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blueskykentucky.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/24\/ukraine-strikes-russian-oil-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine strikes Russian oil facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"
The attacks targeted fuel infrastructure in Smolensk Region, the local governor has said<\/strong><\/p>\n Ukrainian drones have targeted energy infrastructure in Russia’s Smolensk Region, local Governor Vasily Anokhin said on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n “Our region is again under attack by Ukrainian UAVs,”<\/em> Anokhin wrote<\/a> on Telegram at around 5am local time, adding that Russian air defenses were responding to the situation.<\/p>\n The drone attack targeted “civilian fuel and energy facilities”<\/em> and resulted in several fires in the Smolensky and Yartsevsky districts, according to the official. Firefighters are tackling the blaze, Anokhin added, urging the residents to remain calm.<\/p>\n Smolensk Region is around 300 kilometers southeast of Moscow and borders Belarus. The distance from the city of Smolensk to the border with Ukraine is 400km.<\/p>\n Ukraine attempted to bomb another undisclosed oil facility in Smolensk last week. The drones were downed, but debris fell onto a storage unit of oil and lubricants, resulting in a small fire, according to Anokhin.<\/p>\n \n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n